TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012
The dates on which boards of election commissioners (except Chicago Board of Election Commissioners) shall hold hearings to determine whether names in the registry of voters shall be erased, registered or restored. (The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 may prohibit the enforcement of this provision.)
(10 ILCS 5/6-45)

Event:

Last day to conduct public test

Event Date(s):

11/1/2012

Location(s):

GENERAL ELECTION

Description:

Last day for the election authority to conduct the public test of automatic tabulating equipment, Optical Scan Equipment and Direct Recording Electronic Voting Equipment.(10 ILCS 5/24A-9, 24B-9, 24C-9)

NOTE: All election authorities must provide timely written notice of their public test to the State Board of Elections prior to such test. Such notice must contain the date, time and location of such test. Public notice of the time and place of the test must be given at least 48 hours prior to such test.(10 ILCS 5/24A-9, 24B-9, 24C-9)

Event:

Last day to receive application by mail

Event Date(s):

11/1/2012

Location(s):

GENERAL ELECTION

Description:

Last day for the election authority to receive an absentee application by mail from any registered voter presently within the United States.(10 ILCS 5/19-2)

Last day a nonregistered citizen residing in Illinois who is temporarily absent from his/her county of residence may apply by mail for an absentee ballot to vote for President and Vice President only with the election authority having jurisdiction over his/her precinct of permanent residence.(10 ILCS 5/20-13)

Last day a registered voter in Illinois who has moved outside of his/her precinct within 30 days prior to a Presidential election may apply by mail for an absentee ballot to vote for President and Vice President only with the election authority having jurisdiction over his/her precinct of former residence.(10 ILCS 5/20-13.1)

Event:

Last day to publish specimens

Event Date(s):

11/1/2012

Location(s):

GENERAL ELECTION

Description:

Last day for the election authority to publish the specimen ballot labels, as near as may be in the form in which they will appear on the official ballot labels on Election Day.(10 ILCS 5/24A-18, 24B-18, 24C-18)

Event:

Last day for a physically incapacitated voter to apply

Event Date(s):

11/1/2012

Location(s):

GENERAL ELECTION

Description:

Last day for a physically incapacitated voter who desires to vote in person at their facility of residence pursuant to the Nursing Home Care Act or the MR/DD Community Care Act, to make application to the election authority. Such voting shall take place on the Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday immediately preceding the General Election, as determined by the election authority.(10 ILCS 5/19-12.2)

Event:

Last day to post nursing homes

Event Date(s):

11/1/2012

Location(s):

GENERAL ELECITON

Description:

Last day (by noon) the election authority shall post the names and addresses of nursing home facilities from which no applications for absentee ballots have been received and in which no supervised voting will be conducted.(10 ILCS 5/19-12.2)